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Hi everyone,<br />
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I 'inherited' the following situation: some years ago an ex-employee where I now work created an Enterprise Root CA for our Windows domain that runs on W2000 server (I can't log onto the box locally - I tried - so I'm really not sure exactly what is was being used for except to create an SSL cert for one of the 'internal' &nbsp;web servers in our DMZ). <br />
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&nbsp;My supervisor has asked me to switch this machine back on (in the domain) but I'm worried there might be some unpredictable results. &nbsp;What BAD THINGS might possibly happen here (worst case scenario?) What can blow up in my face or would doing this be totally harmless? We have a Windows Server 2003 functional level domain with the usual services, etc.<br />
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Thanks for you help!<br />
-j<br />

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Hi everyone,

I 'inherited' the following situation: some years ago an ex-employee where I now work created an Enterprise Root CA for our Windows domain that runs on W2000 server (I can't log onto the box locally - I tried - so I'm really not sure exactly what is was being used for except to create an SSL cert for one of the 'internal'  web servers in our DMZ). 

 My supervisor has asked me to switch this machine back on (in the domain) but I'm worried there might be some unpredictable results.  What BAD THINGS might possibly happen here (worst case scenario?) What can blow up in my face or would doing this be totally harmless? We have a Windows Server 2003 functional level domain with the usual services, etc.

Thanks for you help!
-j


Enterprise root CA:  Server was switched off for almost one year. Problems reconnecting?

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.

Microsoft Server OS

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OS Security

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.